JUN PARK, VIOLIN Jun Park is a former concertmaster of the CSYO, and is currently studying Medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. Since graduating from the CSYO, Jun has had the opportunity to be part of several student music initiatives, such as the McMaster Chamber Orchestra, the Health Sciences Musical, and the [...]

TAK NG LAI – Senior Orchestra Conductor The founder of the Canadian Sinfonietta, Tak Ng Lai is a well known conductor and a sought after pedagogue. Over the years, he has inspired hundreds of students, many of whom are performing and conducting on concert stages and in orchestras all over the world. His enthusiasm [...]

ELI GUO, Flute Soloist Eli Guo is a 19-year-old aspiring flutist. He played First Flute in the Canadian Sinfonietta Youth Orchestra from 2015-2020. He is now a second-year university student at McGill University, majoring in Flute Performance.  Eli has played as a principal flutist in the McGill Symphony Orchestra since his very first year in the [...]

MIRANDA WONG, Harp Soloist Miranda Wong performs as a harpist and a pianist with the Canadian Sinfonietta Youth Orchestra since 2014. Miranda has studied harp with Andrew Chan at Harps on the Hill School in Markham since 2013. She enjoys performing for various special events and weddings, and is also active in performing [...]

LAI YI (ZOE) CLARKE, Viola soloist Zoe Clarke is 13 years old and has been playing the violin since she was 4. She studies with her grandfather, Tak Ng Lai and more recently, her mother Joyce Lai. Lai YI has completed her Grade 10 Royal Conservatory of Music exam with first class [...]

Esther Chen is 10+ years old and has been learning piano at age of 6 and violin at age of 9. She currently studies with Joyce Lai (violin) and Mrs. Aster Lai (piano). She has performed violin at many places and she is playing as a first violist at Canadian Sinfonietta Youth Orchestra. She [...]